Category Archives: On the Beat
Orang kita should simply mean Rakyat Malaysia ( 28 August 2005 )
Not everyone, especially Muslims, would approve of Tunku's personal interests. Some would even advocate that it is best we did not talk about it, preferring to forget or ignore what they believed to be his shortcomings. But the Tunku was […] Continue Reading
Learning a thing or two from movies ( 21 August 2005 )
It reminded us a lot of the TV series, Impian Illyana, which is also produced by a multi-racial group. The series, shown as 10-minute episodes on NTV7 from Monday to Friday, is about how a 17-year-old girl copes with her […] Continue Reading
Let’s march on as Rakyat Malaysia ( 14 August 2005 )
But he was a larger-than-life figure to me. I held him in awe and even reverence whenever I visited him at his house and, as a veteran politician, he must have noticed that. The Tunku was no longer newsworthy but […] Continue Reading
Enough is enough, Indonesia ( 13 August 2005 )
Indonesia has fingered 10 Malaysian-owned plantations as being responsible for the starting the fires. If that is the case, it should name the culprits. The owners should not only be prosecuted but if found guilty should be severely punished and […] Continue Reading
View each other as partners, not rivals ( 07 August 2005 )
The few who continue to play the race card have been sidelined by their party bosses because they have become an embarrassment, while one or two have survived narrowly in the general election after their opponents reminded voters of their […] Continue Reading
Decision time soon for Abdullah ( 31 July 2005 )
Datuk Seri Abdullah has to find a replacement for the post, which is regarded as an important portfolio. Deputy Minister Datuk Zulhassan Rafique, the MP for Setiawangsa, is currently holding the fort. When Isa took charge of the ministry, it […] Continue Reading
Nothing will work if system is abused ( 24 July 2005 )
Even the woman in the spotlight, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz, had a hard time responding to the issue during her summing-up speech yesterday. At certain points, the delegates even heckled and jeered at her. Now that the Umno general assembly […] Continue Reading
A sizzler of an assembly on the cards ( 17 July 2005 )
As in all party elections, if there are candidates who offer bribes, there will also be those who accept bribes – in this case, it will be the delegates who had voted in party elections. For Pak Lah, his concern […] Continue Reading
Living under the shadow of terrorism ( 10 July 2005 )
Like many major cities, London has always been vulnerable and an attack was merely a question of when and not so much if. Sydney, for example, will always be on the radar screen of the terrorists because of Australia's strong […] Continue Reading
More than just a battle ( 03 July 2005 )
The word is that secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Ting Chew Peh, 62, will take on Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy for number two. Should Dr Ting decide to fight it out, he and Chua will have to convince the 2,000-plus […] Continue Reading
